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Off With Her Head (album)
''Off with Her Head'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Banks. It was released via ADA Worldwide on February 28, 2025. Blending alternative pop and R&B, the album explores themes of identity, self-liberation, and emotional transformation, which Banks has described as her most joyful work to date despite its dark title. Lyrically, it centers on letting go of past versions of oneself and silencing inner negativity. The project was preceded by three singles: "I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend" featuring Doechii, "Best Friends", and "Love Is Unkind". The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 71 based on six reviews. Critics praised Banks's songwriting, vocal performance, and return to alt-pop and R&B roots, with ''The Line of Best Fit'' calling it "focused and commanding." Other reviewers noted the album's vulnerability, humor, and experimental elements, though some pointed to inconsistent songwriting and producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banks (singer)
Jillian Rose Banks (born June 16, 1988), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Banks (often stylized in all caps), is an American singer and songwriter. Following the release of two extended plays—''Fall Over'' and ''London''—in 2013, she signed with Harvest Records to release her debut studio album, ''Goddess (Banks album), Goddess'' (2014). It was met with positive critical reception and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, while its single, "Beggin for Thread" received RIAA certification, platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her second and third studio albums, ''The Altar'' (2016) and ''III (Banks album), III'' (2019) were met with similar success, peaking at numbers 17 and 21 respectively on the chart; the latter saw her furthest critical acclaim. After departing Harvest Records, she released her fourth studio album ''Serpentina (album), Serpentina'' independently in 2022. Exploring a more experimenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goddess (Banks Album)
''Goddess'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Banks, released on September 5, 2014, by Harvest Records. The album includes songs from her previous extended plays ''Fall Over'' and ''London''. The album spawned four singles: "Warm Water", "Brain", "Drowning", and " Beggin for Thread". A companion remix album, ''Goddess Remixes'', was released digitally on March 23, 2015. To mark the album's tenth anniversary, ''Goddess: Unplugged'' featuring acoustic versions of 10 tracks from the standard album was released on December 13, 2024. Background In February 2014, Banks mentioned that her then-untitled debut studio album was nearing completion; she commented, "I feel like I still have a few more things to let out so that I'll feel really comfortable and happy with my first album being released." In April, Banks announced that the album would be titled ''Goddess'', and confirmed that it would be released on September 9, 2014 in the United States. Singles "Warm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (American Magazine)
''V'' is an American fashion magazine published since 1999. The magazine is printed seasonally and highlights trends in fashion, film, music and art. A men's fashion quarterly entitled '' VMan'' started as an offshoot in 2003. History ''V'' was launched in September 1999 as the "younger sibling" publication to the limited-edition quarterly '' Visionaire''. ''V'' releases six issues a year, one for each current seasonal collection; Spring, Spring/Summer, Summer, Fall Preview, Fall, and Winter. The magazine has a readership of 315,000 as of 2010. ''V'' is edited by Stephen Gan and features new global fashion displayed through shoots and editorials focusing more specifically on art, film, music and fashion. ''V'' has been noted for its inventive and progressive styling, as well as its reportage of cultural figures and global youth culture. Past contributors have included Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Hedi Slimane, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, and Karl Lagerfeld. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampha
Sampha Lahai Sisay (born 16 November 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from Morden, South London. Sampha has collaborated with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Alicia Keys, Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Solange and others. Sampha has released two solo EPs: ''Sundanza'' (2010) and '' Dual'' (2013). Sampha's debut album, ''Process'', was released on 3 February 2017 by Young and won the 2017 Mercury Prize. His second album, '' Lahai'', was released on 20 October 2023. Early years Sampha was born in Morden, South London to Sierra Leonean parents who moved to the United Kingdom in the 1980s. His introduction to music began with learning to play on the piano at his parents' home in Morden and listening to records given to him by his older siblings. As a teenager he discovered music production after his older brother, Sanie, built himself a makeshift home studio. He went to Ewell Castle School, studying A-Level Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yseult (singer)
Yseult Marie Onguenet (, ; born 19 August 1994), known mononymously as Yseult, is a French singer-songwriter and model. She rose to prominence after becoming the runner-up on the tenth season of ''Nouvelle Star'', a French singing reality competition television series. She subsequently signed to Polydor Records, before releasing her debut album, ''Yseult'', in 2015. Since leaving Polydor, she has released three extended plays as an independent artist: ''Rouge'' (2019), ''Noir'' (2019) and ''Brut'' (2020). She performed the song "My Way" for the 2024 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony. She also worked with artists such as Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, Rema, Anitta, Banks, Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar, Shygirl, and Ty Dolla Sign. Life and career 1994–2013: Early life Yseult Onguenet was born on 19 August 1994, to Cameroonian parents in Tergnier, Hauts-de-France, France. She realized her talent at a young age, however, her father did not allow her to make music, prompting Onguenet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Colors (Cyndi Lauper Song)
"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper's second studio album of the same name (1986). Released in mid-1986, the song spent two weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, being Lauper's second and last single to occupy the top of the chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Composition Billy Steinberg originally wrote "True Colors" about his own mother. Tom Kelly altered the first verse and the duo originally submitted the song to Anne Murray, who passed on recording it, and then to Cyndi Lauper. Their demo was in the form of a piano-based gospel ballad like "Bridge over Troubled Water". Steinberg told Songfacts that "Cyndi completely dismantled that sort of traditional arrangement and came up with something that was breathtaking and stark." Other songs they wrote for Lauper include " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( ; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range;Jerome, Jim"She Wants to Have Fun" ''People (magazine), People'', September 17, 1984. Retrieved September 30, 2008. Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Her debut studio album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut studio album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song), Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night (Jules Shear song)#Cyndi_Lauper_version, All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist award at the 27th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocoder
A vocoder (, a portmanteau of ''vo''ice and en''coder'') is a category of speech coding that analyzes and synthesizes the human voice signal for audio data compression, multiplexing, voice encryption or voice transformation. The vocoder was invented in 1938 by Homer Dudley at Bell Labs as a means of synthesizing human speech. This work was developed into the channel vocoder which was used as a voice codec for telecommunications for speech coding to conserve bandwidth in transmission. By encrypting the control signals, voice transmission can be secured against interception. Its primary use in this fashion is for secure radio communication. The advantage of this method of encryption is that none of the original signal is sent, only envelopes of the bandpass filters. The receiving unit needs to be set up in the same filter configuration to re-synthesize a version of the original signal spectrum. The vocoder has also been used extensively as an electronic musical instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "Record label#Major labels, big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly owned by Time Warner (later called WarnerMedia and its successor is Warner Bros. Discovery), the company sold WMG in 2004 to a group of private investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr., in a move to alleviate Time Warner's debt load related to its merger with AOL. WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. As of 2025, Access Industries remains the company's largest shareholder, owning 72% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypebeast (company)
Hypebeast is a Hong Kong–listed company that focuses on contemporary culture and lifestyle. It was originally founded in 2005 by Kevin Ma as a sneaker blog. Over the years, Hypebeast has expanded into other industries such as fashion, art, music, e-commerce, golf, and more. Hypebeast's three major divisions are Hypemedia, its online editorial and social media platforms; Hypemaker, an in-house creative production agency; and HBX, a retail platform. In addition to the Hypebeast media platform, which is in multiple languages, there are also Hypebae and Popbee for women, Hypeart for art and Hypegolf for golf. In 2012, Hypebeast launched its print magazine, ''Hypebeast'' magazine. History Hypebeast was originally started as a sneaker blog in 2005 by Kevin Ma. *In 2012, the lifestyle, digital and streetwear focused site entered the retail sphere as HBX, selling fashion editor favourites. *In 2017, it launched its creative agency, Hypemaker. *In 2018, the company organized a 2-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover, and was then published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. The magazine experienced a rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
